¶ Children, obey¹ your parents in² the Lord: for³ this is right.

⁴Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

⁵That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

And, ye⁶ fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but⁷ bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Servants, be⁸ obedient to them that are your masters according⁹ to the flesh, with¹⁰ fear and trembling, in¹¹ singleness of your heart, as¹² unto Christ;

Not with eyeservice¹³, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing¹⁴ the will of God from¹⁵ the heart;

With good¹⁶ will doing service, as¹⁷ to the Lord, and not to men:

Knowing that whatsoever¹⁸ good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether¹⁹ he be bond or free.

And, ye²⁰ masters, do the same²¹ things unto them, forbearing²² threatening: knowing²³ that your Master²⁴ also is in heaven; neither²⁵ is there respect of persons with him.

¶ Finally²⁶, my brethren, be²⁷ strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put²⁸ on the whole²⁹ armour of God, that ye may be able³⁰ to stand against the wiles³¹ of the devil.

For we wrestle³² not against flesh and blood³³, but against principalities³⁴, against powers, against the³⁵ rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness³⁶ in high places.

Wherefore take³⁷ unto you the whole³⁸ armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the³⁹ evil day, and having done all⁴⁰, to stand.

Stand therefore, having⁴¹ your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate⁴² of righteousness;

And your⁴³ feet shod with the preparation of the gospel⁴⁴ of peace;

Above all, taking the shield⁴⁵ of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench⁴⁶ all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And take the helmet⁴⁷ of salvation, and the sword⁴⁸ of the Spirit, which⁴⁹ is the word of God:

Praying⁵⁰ always with all prayer and supplication⁵¹ in the⁵² Spirit, and watching⁵³ thereunto with all perseverance⁵⁴ and supplication⁵⁵ for all saints;

¶ And for⁵⁶ me, that utterance⁵⁷ may be given unto me, that I⁵⁸ may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery⁵⁹ of the gospel,

¶ For which I am⁶⁰ an ambassador in bonds⁶¹: that therein⁶² I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

But that⁶³ ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus⁶⁴, a beloved⁶⁵ brother and faithful⁶⁶ minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:

⁶⁷Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.

Peace⁶⁸ be to the brethren, and love⁶⁹ with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace⁷⁰ be with all them that love⁷¹ our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity⁷². Amen⁷³. To the Ephesians written from Rome, by Tychicus.]